From luxe seafood spreads to sky-high long lunches. Here’s where to book a festive feast this December.
1. Christmas Lunch Presented by Midtown Bar
Where: 15 Manning Street, South Brisbane
Price: $250pp
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Midtown Bar is hosting an intimate 20-seat Christmas lunch featuring a lavish shellfish sampler stacked with scallops, lobster, prawn tartlets, crab bites, stuffed mussels and a spicy bloody Mary oyster shooter. Guests then move to a classic roast turkey and glazed ham main with scalloped potatoes, bright summer salads, and a warm figgy pudding to finish.
Check out the Christmas lunch here.
2. Ovolo’s Christmas Table at The Observatory
Where: 1000 Ann St, Fortitude Valley
Price: $249pp
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Ovolo’s The Observatory is going big with a four-course shared Christmas menu packed with triple cream brie, fresh oysters, prawns, smoked salmon, pork belly, Persian lamb, vibrant salads and festive sides. Dessert arrives as a trio: Christmas pudding, mini pavlovas and gingerbread cheesecake bites. The three-hour drinks package seals the deal, with an option to upgrade to spirits for $30.
Check out the Christmas table here.
3. Christmas in the Clouds at Above Rooftop Pool & Bar
Where: 1000 Ann St, Fortitude Valley
Price: $149pp
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Spend Christmas above the city with a sunny, Mediterranean-inspired rooftop lunch. Start with a frosty Christmas Slushie Cocktail before grazing your way through an abundant cold station of seafood, cured meats, mezze, vegetables, breads and cheeses. Sip wine, beer and cider by the pool for three luxurious hours, or upgrade to spirits for a little extra festive sparkle.
Book your table by the clouds here.
4. Libertine Christmas Lunch
Where: 5/61 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane City
Price: $195pp (7-course) or $235pp (9-course)
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French-Vietnamese favourite Libertine serves two decadent sittings: a seven-course lunch or a nine-course feast. Expect turkey spring rolls, salmon gravlax baguette, Hokkaido scallops, Peking duck lettuce cups, and premium Black Angus, barramundi and greens. Each sitting ends with a perfect little pavlova.
Check out the Libertine Christmas Lunch here.
5. MODA Christmas Day Lunch
Where: The Barracks, 61 Petrie Terrace
Price: $225pp | $315pp (with matched wines)
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Celebrate Christmas the Mediterranean way at Moda, where Chef Javier is serving a luxurious multi-course feast for Christmas lunch. Guests can indulge in a premium cold seafood platter featuring WA octopus, lobster, oysters, scampi, Mooloolaba tiger prawns and Moreton Bay bug, followed by shared sides of stone fruit and witlof salad and a Tasmanian summer potato salad. Choose between the chateaubriand tenderloin flambéed with brandy or the market fish with roasted potatoes and guanciale, before finishing with a trio of desserts including a homemade pavlova with cherries, fine cheeses with chutney, and strawberry ice cream.
Check out MODA’s Christmas lunch here.
6. Christmas Day Lunch at The Brasserie at Naldham House
Where: 33 Felix Street, Brisbane City
Price: $250pp
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Step inside historic Naldham House for a nostalgic Christmas feast featuring lobster with cocktail sauce, chicken and herb terrine, artichoke barigoule, fennel porchetta, and classic sides. Dessert is an indulgent duo of orange-chocolate profiteroles and cherries jubilee with vanilla gelato.
Book to dine in this historic building here.
7. Christmas Day at The Summit Restaurant & Bar
Where: 2/1012 Sir Samuel Griffith Dr, Mount Coot-tha
Price: $180pp
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Celebrate Christmas with panoramic views over Brisbane. The Summit Restaurant’s family-friendly shared feast includes truffled bread, duck parfait, peaches with stracciatella, pork belly and crab salad, and a dessert table stacked with pudding, rumballs and mince pies. Add a Champagne upgrade or a seafood platter for an extra festive flourish.
Check out the lunch (and the views!) here.
8. Christmas Day Set Menu Lunch at Bar 1603
Where: Hotel Indigo, Brisbane City
Price: $99pp
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Bar 1603 is serving a five-course Japanese-inspired Christmas lunch featuring edamame, fresh salmon sashimi with ponzu, wagyu aburi tataki, misoyaki grilled chicken and a yuzu crepe suzette filled with black sesame ice cream. Kids’ menu is available, making this a stylish, yet relaxed option for families who fancy something different from the traditional roast.
Check out the set menu here.